blindspot series

One of my resolutions for this new year is to be less lazy and to finally get around to attacking my gargantuan list of films to watch. Since starting writing about film here at Film Grimoire, my watchlist has become incredibly huge because I read about amazing films every day, and the resulting list almost seems like an unapproachable task.

Here’s where challenges like the Blindspot Series are so valuable. This series was initially started by Ryan of The Matinee, but I heard about it from the wonderful Elina of Films And Coke. The Blindspot Series is where you choose twelve films from your watchlist to definitively watch and review throughout the year. I’ve chosen twelve films that have languished on my watch list for far too long, some of which were referenced in my Shame List post, and I’ll be reviewing one of them per month.

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